Thursday, June 14, 2018

RIP Stanislav Govorukhin

Stanislav Govorukhin an actor, celebrated film director,
screenwriter and political figure, died on June 14, 2018 in Barvkha, Moscow, Russia after a long illness,
as reported in Russian media. He was 82 years old. At the time of his death he
was a deputy in the State Duma from the United Russia Party. Born in Berezniki,
Russia on March 29, 1936 Stanislav directed and wrote the screenplay for the
Russian TV film “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn” (1981) and directed
the 2001 film “Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer”.

About Me

Born in Toledo, Ohio in 1946 I have a BA degree in American History from Cal St. Northridge. I've been researching the American West and western films since the early 1980s and visiting filming sites in Spain and the U.S.A. Elected a member of the Spaghetti Western Hall of Fame 2010.